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Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican says improved servers and 8,000-plus retailers will prevent a repeat of congestion seen during the first rollout of the RM100 Sara aid programme. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Government upgrades servers for next Sara aid round, expands retailer list to over 8,000 shops

Pearly Tan and M Thinaah during the women’s doubles final at the 2025 Thailand Open badminton tournament in Bangkok on May 18, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports  / 4 h ago

Malaysia power into SEA Games semis to lock in women’s badminton medal

This is not ‘sang har mee’; instead, it is braised ‘sang har sang mein’, and it is the signature dish at Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 12 h ago

At Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh, the unique braised ‘sang har mee’ and cold tofu are the stars

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks beside Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof in a townhall session during the ‘Rancakkan Madani’ programmer, Dataran Putrajaya December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Anwar gives all ministers thumbs up in surprise midterm review, says no weak links

MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that if Barisan Nasional’s component parties continue working with DAP and Pakatan Harapan in the next general election, his party will chart its own path. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

MCA says ‘good luck’ to BN if allies team up with Pakatan, DAP again in next GE

The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia welcomed the exemption of businesses earning below RM1 million from e-invoicing in 2026, saying it gives small firms vital breathing space to stabilise and upgrade. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

SME group welcomes e-invoicing exemption for sub-RM1m firms, says 200,000 to benefit

One of the undocumented migrants is seen with hands and legs cuffed among those detained during a joint operation in Selayang Baru, Kuala Lumpur, last night. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Authorities detain 843 undocumented migrants in Selayang Baru raid after community complaints

Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the boys were picked up in Bukit Lanchong, Shah Alam, yesterday. — Screengrab via Facebook/Info Kemalangan & Bencana Malaysia
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Two teens arrested over viral ‘basikal lajak’ stunt at Putra Heights traffic light

Police said the woman’s hair was also cut during the incident, prompting her to flee the house and seek help from nearby neighbours before she was rescued. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Domestic worker’s nightmare: Malaysian woman burnt, stabbed and punched by employer in Rawang flees to neighbours; cops investigating

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visits the family of the late Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin at their home in Damai, Kota Kinabalu December 6, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Anwar visits Bung Moktar’s family, calls late Sabah leader ‘a great loss to the nation’

A bank employee helped prevent a customer from losing more than S$200,000 to scammers after intervening during a tense encounter at a DBS branch late last year.  — Reuters pic
Singapore  / 6 h ago

Singapore bank employee foils S$200,000 scam attempt as victim almost hands cash to criminals

Mohamed Salah took aim at Liverpool manager Arne Slot in an astonishing rant that could spell the end of his legendary career at Anfield. — AFP pic
Sports  / 11 h ago

Salah outburst shakes Liverpool as star claims he’s been hung out to dry by Slot

Penang police uncover 30 bitcoin mining machines hidden at several premises around Jalan Air Putih, Balik Pulau on December 6, 2025 following a join inspection with TNB on high electricity usage. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Mystery electricity spike in Balik Pulau leads police to hidden bitcoin mine

Continuous rain is expected overnight in Johor, involving the districts of Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru from December 7 to 8, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of non-stop heavy rains overnight in Johor and Sarawak 

Published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology in 2000, the paper ranks in the top 0.1 per cent of citations among studies on glyphosate—the key ingredient in Roundup, owned by agri-giant Monsanto and at the center of cancer lawsuits worth billions of dollars. — Reuters pic
Life  / 14 h ago

Flagship Roundup safety study retracted after 25 years over undisclosed flaws

The retail price of diesel in the Peninsula will remain at RM3.18 per litre while that of diesel in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan will also be unchanged at RM2.15 per litre. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

RON95, RON97 petrol prices to stay unchanged from Feb 6 to 12

MIC deputy president Datuk Seri M. Saravanan criticised the move, calling it unnecessary and potentially disruptive to national harmony.. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

MIC calls for PM Anwar’s intervention on proposed new guidelines for non-Muslim events

Screenshots of the viral video showing the alleged hit-and-run incident. North Seberang Perai District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Anuar Abdul Rahman, said the 28-year-old male driver turned himself in at the North Seberang Perai Traffic Police Station in Kepala Batas.
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Butterworth hit-and-run: BMW driver surrenders to cops in Kepala Batas 

The ‘Mimpi Laila’ singer was sentenced to life imprisonment and six strokes of the cane for cultivating 17 cannabis plants in plastic pots. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Court of Appeal sets April 28 for nasyid singer Yasin’s drug conviction appeal

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustaf said the Public Service Department (JPA) developed MyPsyD to assess the psychological health of officers. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Federal Territories minister: Over 40,000 civil servants at high risk of mental health issues

On March 1 last year, the Court of Appeal, in a split decision, dismissed Paul Yong’s appeal and upheld his conviction for raping his 23-year-old Indonesian maid in a room at his house in Ipoh, between 8.15pm and 9.15pm on July 7, 2019. The appellate court three-judge panel, however, reduced Yong’s prison sentence from 13 years to eight years, along with two strokes of the cane.
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Ex-Perak rep Paul Yong’s rape case: Accuser admits fabricating allegations to terminate employment, withdraws accusation

While income has grown more rapidly for the poor and for people in the middle of the income distribution, but because they started from a low base, absolute gaps remain. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Malaysia’s latest income inequality trends explained, according to the World Bank

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks to the media after launching the establishment of the new International Institute of Futures Studies at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) in Kuala Lumpur, February 5, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zanudin
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Malaysia joins Islamic nations in rejecting Trump’s Gaza ‘takeover’ plan, says PM Anwar

MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the individuals are scheduled to appear at 10am at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya to provide their statements. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Ops Sky: MACC to summon three celebrities tomorrow

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim shakes hands with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at Seri Perdana Complex in Kuala Lumpur, February 5, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

PM Anwar thanks Uzbekistan president for official visit

Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng highlighted Malaysia’s two-tier economy, where high-performing industries benefit from government incentives while traditional sectors are left behind.— Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Guan Eng urges tax relief, local procurement rules to shield SMEs, struggling middle class from economic pressures

The report, which deep dived into the evolution of inequality and mobility in Malaysia over the last two decades and into the post-Covid era, bucked previous studies that only focused on ethnic gaps or regional disparity. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

World Bank: Study shows income divide within races more an issue than between different races 

Last month, the Court of Appeal, in a split ruling, granted Datuk Seri Najib Razak leave to proceed with his judicial review to compel the government to execute a supplementary decree issued by the former king. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Govt challenges Najib’s judicial review on ‘house arrest’ addendum at apex court

Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup said non-viable companies that have become financial liabilities to Nafas would also be wound up. — File pic via Reuters
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Non-viable Nafas subsidiaries to be merged or closed, Dewan Rakyat told

In her supporting affidavit, Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid claimed that since no charges pertaining to money laundering have been preferred to date, the seizure order under Section 44 (5) of the Anti-Money Laundering(AMLA Act) will lapse after 90 days, from the date of the order. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Court allows Na’imah to represent late husband Daim in legal challenge over asset seizure

The accused allegedly used falsified procurement documents, inflating claims by RM1,653,165 from the actual supply value of RM6,031,712. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 05 Feb 2025

Ex-civil servant charged with corruption, false claims in Istana Negara procurement case